It’s March, and Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures unveil the first big movie of 2024 Dune: Part 2.Even if its release date Move left and right There were times when there was a palpable excitement in the air during the second half of the year. Denis Villeneuve was adapted from Frank Herbert’s novel, and that was before it was highly regarded by just about everyone. Financially, it’s off to a good start and better than initially expected.
Every hollywood reporter, dune It has attracted US$178.5 million in the first weekend. $97 million of that came from international; in regions like France and South Korea, where it was days ahead of its March 1 release date in North America.Net earnings in North America were US$81.5 million, twice the opening box office Dune: Part One Back in 2021, it was also the highest-grossing movie of 2024 so far. The film was initially expected to gross between $150 and $175 million, but exceeding that figure slightly suggests it may still have a long way to go.
Beyond the collective star power and heavy marketing, there seems to be a lot of interest in it first part If they haven’t already in the years since its release.On a blockbuster scale, there’s nothing else on this level, and it looks like it’s worth going to the cinema to see: per deadlineWith $32.2 million of its global box office revenue coming from IMAX screenings, it is now the second-biggest global weekend for an IMAX film batman v superman 2016.
In terms of major releases, there are a few other blockbusters coming out in March: Kung Fu Panda 4 Launching next week with Blumhouse for Kids imaginary.Then we have Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire At the end of March 22, the partnership between Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures ended Godzilla x Kong: A New Empire 29th. at the moment, dune have word of mouth From its perspective, it would also be nice to see this all end with the final adaptation dune messiah and those popcorn bucket, So time will tell how these movies perform.
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